Envy the Dead
Zombie survival roguelike with map-based exploration and tower defense battles
Kazakov Oleg · Released Sep 12, 2016
- Reviews
- Mixed
- 66% of 208
- Recent reviews
- Not enough recent
- Players
- 0
- daily peak, Oct 30, 2026
- Steam Deck
- Untested
- Last update on Steam
- 10 years ago
- Oct 13, 2016
What is Envy the Dead?
You lead randomly generated survivors across zombie-infested ruins in this single-player survival roguelike. You travel between map nodes, ration food and medicine, and respond to random events involving supplies, other survivors, and life-or-death choices. In battles, you use character abilities and defensive structures against waves of zombies or hostile humans.
For you if...
- +you enjoy crafting equipment and developing a small survivor squad
- +you like slow planning punctuated by real-time battles
Not for you if...
- −you want forgiving survival without starvation, infection, or sudden deaths
- −you want multiplayer cooperation rather than controlling the group alone
What players say
66% of 208 reviews are positive
Players praise the strategic depth and the stories that emerge from their survivors' struggles. Common complaints concern weak combat, confusing controls and menus, and harsh balance.
Screenshots and trailer
Envy the Dead system requirements
Minimum: 128MB with OpenGL support, 1 GB RAM, 2 GB of disk space.
As published by the developer.
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- OS
- Windows® 8 (32/64-bit)/Windows® 7 (32/64-bit)/Vista
- Processor
- Dual Core Processor
- Graphics
- 128MB Video Card with OpenGL support
- Memory
- 1 GB RAM
- Storage
- 2 GB available space
- DirectX
- Version 9.0
Does Envy the Dead have co-op or multiplayer?
No: single-player only, no multiplayer modes declared.
Does Envy the Dead run on Steam Deck?
Untested Not yet tested by Valve on Steam Deck.
PC version details
- DRM
- None declared on Steam
- Controller
- Keyboard and mouse
- Platforms
- Windows
- Achievements
- 21
- Steam features
- Family Sharing, Trading cards
- Languages
- Text only: English, Russian.
Does Envy the Dead use AI-generated content?
No AI-generated content is disclosed on the game's Steam page.
Self-reported by the developer under Steam rules: it covers AI content that ships in the game, not tools used to make it. Steam page checked on Oct 27, 2026. How to filter AI games on Steam
Tags
- RPG
- Strategy
- Simulation
- Zombies
- Survival
- Tower Defense
- Indie
- Roguelite
- Real Time Tactics
- Singleplayer
- Horror
- Tactical
- Crafting
- Procedural Generation
- Atmospheric
- Replay Value
Recent updates
- Oct 13, 2016 · New update. Version 1.02a
- Oct 13, 2016 · New update. Version 1.02a
- Sep 17, 2016 · Version 1.01a
- Sep 17, 2016 · Version 1.01a
- Sep 12, 2016 · The game is out! Version 1.0a
